The good news for the hosts this week was that Jerome Gondorf returned to training following an ankle injury, while Sidney Sam, Terrence Boyd and Mario Vrancic are all expected to be fit in time to play. Anotonio Colak is suspended, however.

Schalke boss Markus Weinzierl has rather more considerable personnel issues to deal with given the current length of the injury list. Daniel Caligiuri is expected to replace the injured Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting in the line-up, while Holger Badstuber should slot into defence in place of the suspended Matija Nastasic. Dennis Aogo is fit again and is expected to be named among the substitutes.